The 2019 Shute Shield season is 146th season of a premier rugby union competition in Sydney and the 97th season of the Shute Shield. The 2019 season is featuring 11 teams, following Penrith's cutting from the competition in 2018. The premiers were Sydney University, defeating Warringah by 5 points in the grand final, held at Bankwest Stadium.Penrith cut from Shute Shield 30 April 2018
Competition format
The 2019 Shute Shield season will be played across 18 rounds, with each team playing each other once and eight other teams twice in a home and away format. This will be followed by a six-team play-off post season, culminating with a grand final on 24 August.2019 Shute Shield draw announced 20 November 2018
Teams
Club Location Home ground Nickname First season PremiershipsEastern SuburbsUpper Eastern Suburbs Woollahra Oval, Rose BayThe Beasties19009EastwoodThe HillsTG Millner Field, MarsfieldThe Woodies19476GordonUpper North ShoreChatswood Oval, ChatswoodHighlanders19368ManlyLower Northern BeachesManly Oval, ManlyThe Marlins19067Northern SuburbsLower North ShoreNorth Sydney Oval, North SydneyThe Shoreman, Norths, The Red and Blacks19007ParramattaParramattaGranville Park, MerrylandsTwo Blues19343RandwickLower Eastern SuburbsCoogee Oval, CoogeeGalloping Greens, The Wicks191432Southern DistrictsSt. George and The ShireForshaw Park, Sylvania WatersThe Rebels19890Sydney UniversityCamperdownUniversity Oval No. 2, CamperdownThe Students190040WarringahUpper Northern BeachesPittwater Park, WarriewoodThe Rats, Ratties19711West HarbourInner WestConcord Oval, ConcordPirates19002
Standings 2019 Shute Shield standings Pos Team P W D L PF PA PD TF TA TB LB Pts 1 Sydney University 17 12 0 5 617 304 +313 93 39 13 3 64 2 Eastwood 17 12 0 5 550 420 +130 78 59 13 2 63 3 Warringah 17 13 0 4 488 408 +80 65 54 10 0 62 4 Northern Suburbs 16 9 0 7 470 426 +44 68 58 10 3 49 5 Eastern Suburbs 16 9 0 7 449 425 +24 62 53 9 2 47 6 Manly 16 8 1 7 444 465 −21 64 66 8 4 46 7 Gordon 16 8 1 7 454 391 +63 59 55 6 4 44 8 Randwick 16 7 0 9 440 441 −1 58 62 7 2 37 9 Southern Districts 17 6 0 11 446 514 −68 63 71 9 4 37 10 West Harbour 16 3 2 11 388 574 −186 46 83 5 3 24 11 Parramatta 16 1 0 15 261 639 −378 40 96 4 0 8
Source: Shute Shield
Play-offs
Week 1
Week 2
Grand Final
References
External links Rugby Australia Shute Shield